Israel’s Attack Was Premeditated

It's interesting what a few more facts can do to make things look a bit different. In this case some background to the recent warfare between Israel and Hizbollah. In sum:

On July 12th, in other words, Hizbullah fired the first shots. But that act of aggression was simply one instance in a long sequence of small incursions and attacks over the past six years, by both sides. So why was the Israeli response so different from all that preceded it? The answer is that it was not a reaction to the events of that day. The assault had been planned for months.

Worth a look; after all, our praying sometimes benefits from being informed...
Monbiot.com � Israel’s Attack Was Premeditated:
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